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454 four barrel, three speed auto tranny with gear splitter
47,000 miles
1987 34 foot Bounder
Front Passenger sid brake locked up. There had been a intermitant tight pulling to that side for about three thousand miles. When a mechanic had inspected it, he believed it was a low tire and a low air assist bag.
Effect: About a thousand miles into a vacation trip, when we came to a stop, the caliper locked up. Once it cooled, the brakes worked again, allowing us to limp into Wendover, Utah.
Cause: After replacing the caliper, the brake continued to lock up. Following the brake line up, we discovered that the rubber hose to the caliper was cut off. After some inspection, the head mechanic concluded that water had gotten between the metal clamp (that holds the line about halfway down) and the rubber hose, that rust had unsued, and between the swelling of the rust and the hardening of the rubber, the hose was crushed. Since the repairs were rushed and temporary, upon getting home to California, I went to the parts store for new lines for both sides and to pull the rotor and have it determined whether it needs to be replaced or just turned. The counterman told me he'd seen this before, and that he had concluded that someone at the MH factory had, for many years, done something with the brakes in the process of 'building the house on top of the frame', where they ended up crushing that metal clamp, problems showing up many years later. The mechanic in Utah had never seen anything like it. I wonder if its something unique to the coast area. The rig I bought had been used extensively down at the beach, spending weeks there during the summer. It had also been somewhat 'neglected' over those years.
Outcome: I have replaced both rubber lines on the front, and am going to inspect the rear brakes as well.
47,000 miles
1987 34 foot Bounder
Front Passenger sid brake locked up. There had been a intermitant tight pulling to that side for about three thousand miles. When a mechanic had inspected it, he believed it was a low tire and a low air assist bag.
Effect: About a thousand miles into a vacation trip, when we came to a stop, the caliper locked up. Once it cooled, the brakes worked again, allowing us to limp into Wendover, Utah.
Cause: After replacing the caliper, the brake continued to lock up. Following the brake line up, we discovered that the rubber hose to the caliper was cut off. After some inspection, the head mechanic concluded that water had gotten between the metal clamp (that holds the line about halfway down) and the rubber hose, that rust had unsued, and between the swelling of the rust and the hardening of the rubber, the hose was crushed. Since the repairs were rushed and temporary, upon getting home to California, I went to the parts store for new lines for both sides and to pull the rotor and have it determined whether it needs to be replaced or just turned. The counterman told me he'd seen this before, and that he had concluded that someone at the MH factory had, for many years, done something with the brakes in the process of 'building the house on top of the frame', where they ended up crushing that metal clamp, problems showing up many years later. The mechanic in Utah had never seen anything like it. I wonder if its something unique to the coast area. The rig I bought had been used extensively down at the beach, spending weeks there during the summer. It had also been somewhat 'neglected' over those years.
Outcome: I have replaced both rubber lines on the front, and am going to inspect the rear brakes as well.
